Comments on: Google Woos Developers at I/O http://gigaom.com/2008/05/29/google-woos-developers-at-io/ The Business of Technology Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: George Shaheen http://gigaom.com/2008/05/29/google-woos-developers-at-io/#comment-880847 George Shaheen Thu, 29 May 2008 23:38:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13607#comment-880847 With all these platforms coming out, I wouldn't be surprised to see a company pop up that layers on top of all of them. You build an app in a language supported by this new company, the software then translates it to any one of the platforms out there - Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, whatever is coming. You could have redundancy across platforms and leverage the infrastructure of all of them to deliver your application worldwide. Additionally, you can leverage different aspects of each one. For instance, I want my app to live on Google, backup to S3, and use social functions from Facebook. I understand that each of these kind of lives at different levels (Amazon is more hardware layer, Google is more app layer as pointed out in your article) but I think that if brought together in the right fashion, you could create a platform of platforms. The uber-platform, if you will. With all these platforms coming out, I wouldn’t be surprised to see a company pop up that layers on top of all of them.

You build an app in a language supported by this new company, the software then translates it to any one of the platforms out there - Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, whatever is coming. You could have redundancy across platforms and leverage the infrastructure of all of them to deliver your application worldwide. Additionally, you can leverage different aspects of each one. For instance, I want my app to live on Google, backup to S3, and use social functions from Facebook.

I understand that each of these kind of lives at different levels (Amazon is more hardware layer, Google is more app layer as pointed out in your article) but I think that if brought together in the right fashion, you could create a platform of platforms. The uber-platform, if you will.

]]> By: Nitin Borwankar http://gigaom.com/2008/05/29/google-woos-developers-at-io/#comment-880831 Nitin Borwankar Thu, 29 May 2008 22:09:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13607#comment-880831 Hi Jim, That was me, Nitin Borwankar, not Om writing the article, so I'll respond to your questions. "Seriously, for my own piece of mind, let me know why I have nothing to worry about the advance of Google." Actually I can't tell you that, for the reasons that you mention. Yes, the amount of data Google has and the lack of transparency does get very worrying. I am not a conspiracy theorist either and I am with you on that. Hi Jim,

That was me, Nitin Borwankar, not Om writing the article, so I’ll respond to your questions.

“Seriously, for my own piece of mind, let me know why I have nothing to worry about the advance of Google.”

Actually I can’t tell you that, for the reasons that you mention. Yes, the amount of data Google has and the lack of transparency does get very worrying. I am not a conspiracy theorist either and I am with you on that.

]]> By: Jim Connolly http://gigaom.com/2008/05/29/google-woos-developers-at-io/#comment-880801 Jim Connolly Thu, 29 May 2008 17:55:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=13607#comment-880801 The Android demo looked wonderful and Om made some great points. Personally, I think that Google are so rich and powerful now, that they will get all the support they need in order to make REAL progress in the mobile phone marketplace. Just one tiny thing though, which I would love to be educated on: Google already own the search market, so they know what YOU are searching for and looking at online. Google are investing millions to try and control the mobile phone market, so they will be able to locate exactly where you are, at any point in time. Google are seeking to dominate 'cloud computing' with some excellent products, so they will host all your files and information on THEIR servers. Google are building a database of the health records of people in North America, so they know how healthy you are and what your 'private' medical files contain. I am not an expert on Google and I am NOT a conspiracy theorist, but either I have got this wrong (please educate me if I have) or this is starting to look a little worrying? Seriously, for my own piece of mind, let me know why I have nothing to worry about the advance of Google. They are just a company who make great products, who are looking to make money right? Jim Connolly The Tech News Blog www.thetechnewsblog.com The Android demo looked wonderful and Om made some great points.

Personally, I think that Google are so rich and powerful now, that they will get all the support they need in order to make REAL progress in the mobile phone marketplace.

Just one tiny thing though, which I would love to be educated on:

Google already own the search market, so they know what YOU are searching for and looking at online.

Google are investing millions to try and control the mobile phone market, so they will be able to locate exactly where you are, at any point in time.

Google are seeking to dominate ‘cloud computing’ with some excellent products, so they will host all your files and information on THEIR servers.

Google are building a database of the health records of people in North America, so they know how healthy you are and what your ‘private’ medical files contain.

I am not an expert on Google and I am NOT a conspiracy theorist, but either I have got this wrong (please educate me if I have) or this is starting to look a little worrying?

Seriously, for my own piece of mind, let me know why I have nothing to worry about the advance of Google.

They are just a company who make great products, who are looking to make money right?

Jim Connolly
The Tech News Blog
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